{"product_id":"kaleidoscopic-odessa-tanya-richardson-9780802095633","title":"Kaleidoscopic Odessa: History and Place in Contemporary Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe recent tumult of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and its aftermath has exposed some of the deep political, social, and cultural divisions that run through the former Soviet republic. Examining Odessa, the Black Sea port that was once the Russian Empire's southern window onto Europe, \u003cem\u003eKaleidoscopic Odessa\u003c\/em\u003e provides an ethnographic portrait of these overlapping divisions in a city where many residents consider themselves separate and distinct from Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the tensions between local and national identities in a post-Soviet setting from the point of view of everyday life, Tanya Richardson argues that Odessans's sense of distinctiveness is both unique and typical of borderland countries such as Ukraine. \u003cem\u003eKaleidoscopic Odessa\u003c\/em\u003e provides a detailed account of how local conceptions of imperial cosmopolitanism shaped the city's identity in a newly formed state. Richardson draws on her participation in history lessons, markets, and walking groups to produce an exemplary study of urban ethnography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthnographically sophisticated and methodologically innovative, \u003cem\u003eKaleidoscopic Odessa\u003c\/em\u003e will interest anthropologists, Slavists, sociologists, historians, and scholars of urban studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tanya Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802095631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802095633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009","brand":"Tanya Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065135706367,"sku":"9780802095633","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9de08512-3c2b-410f-bcea-16524f08e8e7.jpg?v=1768673228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kaleidoscopic-odessa-tanya-richardson-9780802095633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}